"They blazed trails across the skies, flying over oceans, opening airport "stations" in far-flung lands and greeting presidents and celebrities onboard Clipper jets," wrote Ina Paiva Cordle on Pan Am, who began flying in 1927 and ceased operations liquidating in the last part of 1991. ...more

December 8, 2008

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, reported its first quarterly loss in more than 17 years after taking a $247 million special accounting charge on its fuel hedging program for the period ending Sept. 30. The Dallas-based airline said it achieved an operating profit for the 70th consecutive quarter, but the special charge resulted in a $120 million loss, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. ...more

October 16, 2008